CITY OF LAKE NORDEN March 6, 2017 Council met in regular session at 7:00 PM, City Building Council President Renae Jager, presiding. Members present: Janet Andrews, Brian Jacobsen, Renae Jager, Dorene Lemme and Kim St. John. Absent: Jason Aho and John Layman. City employees present: Phillip Johnson, Delores Kangas, and Dan Koistinen. Absent: Jimmy Murphy. Others present: Jenna Aderhold-Herald Enterprise, Ron Jensen, Karen Jensen, Chris Schafer Hamlin County Director of Equalization and Gordon Kangas. Motion made by Lemme and seconded by Andrews to approve the agenda, as presented. All Motion made by Jager and seconded by Jacobsen to approve the previous minutes, as presented. All Motion made by Andrews and seconded by Lemme to approve the following financial reports Fund Cash Balance, Budget Expenditure Totals and Fiscal Revenue (Detail), as presented. All Motion made by Jacobsen seconded by St. John to approve the monthly reconciliation report, as presented. All Motion made by Lemme and seconded by Andrews to approve the itemized credit card payments, as follows: Johnson***2717 Post Office 6.45 Testing Kangas***2725 Walmart 33.80 Supplies Murphy***2741 Walmart 5.84 Supplies All Voted Aye. Thus, motion carried. The finance officer submitted the following bills with verified vouchers for payment: Phillip Johnson 2238.49 Salary/less deductions Janet Andrews 277.05 Salary/less deductions Renae Jager 277.05 Salary/less deductions Brian Jacobsen 92.35 Salary/less deductions Dan L. Koistinen 1830.22 Salary/less deductions Jason Aho 484.84 Salary/less deductions John Layman 184.70 Salary/less deductions Delores Kangas 1517.80 Salary/less deductions Dorene Lemme 184.70 Salary/less deductions Nola Osborne 297.61 Salary/less deductions Kim St. John 277.05 Salary/less deductions Jimmy Murphy 2468.57 Salary/less deductions Wellmark BCBS 1558.38 Employer Monthly Premiums SD Retirement System 1546.68 Employee-Employer Contributions Wellmark BCBS 779.23 Employee Monthly Premium Dental Network of America 142.30 Employer Monthly Premiums
SD Supplemental Retirement 75.00 Employee contributions EFTPS 3471.22 Deductions Deposit Badger Oil Company 519.95 Inv. #7820/Services Banner Associates 3792.10 Inv. #27561;603/Services Boyd Law Firm, Prof. L.L.C. 225.00 Legal Fees City of Lake Norden 54.93 550/900/950/Water Cook's Wastepaper & Recycling 2512.16 Monthly Service(173)Dumpster Country Store 224.31 Account 73125 Display Sales 165.00 So-310346-1/Supplies Ruth Gedenberg 200.00 LNCC Deposit Refund Hamlin Building Center 618.00 Supplies Hamlin Co. Highway Department 679.83 Customer #21/Supplies Hamlin County Publishing 158.18 Publications Hawkins, Inc 1450.48 Inv. #4019939/Supplies HD Electric Cooperative, Inc. 51.78 Acct. #8643/35107/Service Independent Audit Services 5200.00 Audit Fees Interstate All Battery Center 114.17 1912902018608/Supplies ITC 547.13 Account #00040683-9 Janssen & Son Trucking 100.00 Water Meter Deposit Refund Phillip Johnson 96.00 Reimbursement Jutting s Grocery 57.65 Supplies Kingbrook Rural Water 127.26 Monthly Debt Fee Laker Chemical Company 236.00 Inv0005193/Supplies LN Development Corporation 1000.00 Monthly Donation M&T Fire & Safety 875.95 Inv. #1275/Police Lights Macksteel Warehouse, Inc. 38.25 Inv. #369493/Supplies Menards 22.26 Inv. #29468/31208/Supplies Norden Motor Company 469.75 Supplies Norden Welding & Machine 60.00 Inv. #4125/Services Northwestern Energy 1171.14 2540703; 879/2747404/2948926 Office Peeps, Inc. 122.53 Inv. #20255612/Lease Fees Office Peeps, Incorporated 415.87 Inv. #753075-0; 052-0/Supplies Ottertail Power Company 4105.49 14-030025-2/Tennis Court Runnings Supply Inc. 49.48 Inv. 3940837/Supplies SD One Call 4.20 Inv. #Sd17-0057/Services Star Laundry & Dry Cleaners 110.87 Customer 3710 Sweeney Controls Company 3802.88 Stdinv13025/;36/Services Titan Machinery 1374.14 Inv. #8935999gp/Repairs US Postal Service 68.00 Utility Postage Watchguard Video 82.00 ACCINV0010367/Supplies SD Department of Revenue 159.72 Sales Tax Payment First Premier Bank 28.00 ACH Charge REVTRAK Charge 45.70 Service Charge First Premier Bank 545.19 Auto-Loan #310471007 Payment REED 2712.02 Auto-Loan Payment Rural Development 3597.00 Auto-Loan #91-01 Payment Rural Development 1678.70 Auto-Loan #91-03 Payment Rural Development 1939.00 Auto-Loan #97-06 Payment SD Department of Revenue 161.57 Sales Tax Return Motion made by Jacobsen and seconded by St. John to issue warrants and pay the bills. All Discussion held concerning Cook s Wastepaper & Recycling request for a rate increase of three per cent. Motion made by Lemme and seconded by Jacobsen to not approve the rate increase request. All
Motion made by Andrews and seconded by Jacobsen to hire Stacy Hakeman as part-time janitor with said wage set at $15.00 per hour. All Ron and Karen Jensen appeared to address in full or part the advertised Public Hearing for a conditional use permit. The request, if granted, would permit the applicant to use the following property Lot 1 of the Jensen Addition in the City of Lake Norden, Hamlin County, South Dakota which street address is 409 Laker Street, Lake Norden, SD in the following manner: Placement of a 16 X 76 new, single wide mobile home with an unattached garage. President Jager declared the Council convenes acting as a Planning and Zoning Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustments. Motion made by Andrews and seconded by Lemme to approve the Conditional Use Permit for Ron and Karen Jensen. All Motion made by Jacobsen and seconded by St. John to adjourn acting as a Planning and Zoning Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustments. All voted aye. President Jager declared the City council reconvenes acting as the Lake Norden City Council. Council member St. John introduced the following resolution and moved that the same is passed. RESOLUTION 03/03/2017 BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE LAKE NORDEN CITY COUNCIL authorizes the disbursement of $9,200.00 (nine thousand two hundred dollars and zero cents) from Contingency Funds (101 411.1 411.50) to the following line item budgets: $5,200.00 (five thousand two hundred dollars and zero cents) Professional Fees - Auditing (101 414.7 422.00) $4,000.00 (four thousand dollars and zero cents) Legal Fees (101 414.1 422.00) ADOPTED THIS SIXTH DAY OF MARCH 2017 AT THE MEETING OF THE LAKE NORDEN CITY COUNCIL. ATTEST: Delores Kangas, Finance Officer CITY OF LAKE NORDEN Renae Jager, Council President The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Jacobsen. All Thus, said resolution is duly passed and adopted.
Motion made by Andrews and seconded by St. John to approve the Audit of the City s financial records for the 2 years ending 12/31/2014 and 12/31/2015, as presented. All Motion made by Jacobsen and seconded by St. John to approve the Annual Report for the City of Lake Norden for the year ending December 31, 2016, as presented. All Motion made by St. John and seconded by Jacobsen to approve the Job Description for the LNCC Janitor, as presented. All Motion made by Jacobsen and seconded by Lemme to approve the Lease Agreement for use of the Lake Norden Community Center, as presented. All No action taken regarding the hiring of coaches for the Lake Norden Summer Youth Program. No action taken regarding the hiring of Concession Stand Manager for the Lake Norden Summer Youth Program. Motion made by Jacobsen and seconded by Andrews to hire Gunner St. John as part-time summer help. Furthermore, to set the wages as $8.80 per hour with a guaranteed twenty hours per week. Voting aye: Andrews, Jacobsen, Jager, Layman and Lemme. Abstaining: St. John. Thus, motion carried. Motion made by St. John and seconded by Jacobsen to hire Sara Hakeman as part-time summer help. Furthermore, to set wages as $9.25 per hour with a guaranteed twenty hours per week. All Motion made by Andrews and seconded by St. John to hire Darryl Kastein as part-time summer help. Furthermore, to set wages as 12.75 per hour with a guaranteed twenty hours per week. Voting aye: Andrews, Jacobsen, Jager, Layman and St. John. Abstaining: Lemme. Thus, motion carried. Motion made by Jacobsen and seconded by St. John to hire Chance Niemann as part-time summer help. Furthermore, to set the wages as $9.25 per hour with a guaranteed twenty hours per week. All Motion made by Lemme and seconded by Andrews to hire Kirby Antonen as part-time summer help. Furthermore, to set wages as $8.65 per hour with a guaranteed twenty hours per week. All Motion made by Lemme and seconded by Jacobsen to authorize Council President Renae Jager to sign a letter from Dave Schaefer, Hamlin County Emergency Management Director, committing the City of Lake Norden as a participant in the FEMA Pre-Disaster Mitigation Planning process. All Motion made by Lemme and seconded Andrews to authorize publication of the Sump Pump Notice which states to sump pumps may be discharged to the City s Sanitary Sewer System from April 1 through October 15. All voted aye.
Motion made by St. John and seconded by Jacobsen to approve the Police Report, as presented. All Chris Schafer presented the Council with an overview of the appellant s rights and regulations to appeal their property tax assessment. Schafer also explained the Council s duties acting as an Equalization Board of Adjustments. Council shall meet on Monday, March 20, 2017 at 7:00 PM as a local Equalization Board. All local requests to appeal a property assessment must be submitted to the Finance Office by Thursday, March 16, 2017. Motion made by Lemme and seconded by Jacobsen to adjourn at 8:01 PM. All Jason Aho Mayor Delores Kangas Finance Officer This institution is an equal opportunity provider, and employer. Publish once at an approximate cost of.